Overweight and obesity
Joyce Summers and
Estelle Weeks
Joyce Summers is a member of the Bundjalung Nation and was born in 1940 in Ukerebah Island, situated in the middle of the Tweed River, located in New South Wales, Australia.
Estelle Weeks is the eldest daughter of award winning Aboriginal artist Joyce Summers, yet has gone on to develop her own unique style. She is a member of the Bundjalung Nation.
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The artwork displayed here is obtained from the Culcha Disc: Australian Indigenous Images Vol 1
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Health promotion resources
Health promotion materials of relevance to Indigenous overweight and obesity have been compiled here. These may include: videos, brochures, catalogues, posters, flipcharts, fact sheets, CD-ROMS, etc. from various States and Territories. The resources provided in the following sub-sections are ordered by year (most recent first) and then alphabetically.
General
Better Health Channel (2004)
Aboriginal diet and nutrition - fact sheet.
Melbourne: Victorian Government
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fact sheet (PDF - 48KB)
Better Health Channel (2004)
Obesity - fact sheet.
Melbourne: Victorian Government
Contains information of relevance to all population
groups nationally
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fact sheet (PDF - 44KB)
Better Health Channel (2004)
Obesity and hormones - fact sheet.
Melbourne: Victorian Government
Contains information of relevance to all population groups
nationally
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fact sheet (PDF - 48KB)
Better Health Channel (2004)
Obesity surgery - fact sheet.
Melbourne: Victorian Government
Contains information of relevance to all population groups
nationally
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fact sheet (PDF - 52KB)
Territory Health Services (nd)
Keeping fit, keeping healthy, keeping strong.
Darwin: Northern Territory Government
Targeted specifically at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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resource (PDF - 1.6MB - large file warning!)
Lifestyle
Department of Health and Ageing (2003)
Lifestyle prescriptions - Indigenous waiting room poster.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Contains information of relevance to all population groups
nationally
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poster (PDF - 276KB)
Department of Health and Ageing (2003)
Lifescripts and the adult health check - keeping you healthy.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Contains information of relevance to all population groups
nationally
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flier (PDF - 88KB)
Northern Rivers Area Health Service (2004)
Healing program: healthy eating activities and lifestyles
for Indigenous groups.
Lismore: Northern Rivers Area Health Service
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program manual (PDF - 4.59MB - large file warning!)
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training manual (PDF - 856KB)
Population groups
Better Health Channel (2004)
Obesity in children - fact sheet.
Melbourne: Victorian Government
Contains general information of relevance to child health
nationally
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fact sheet (PDF - 44KB)
Koch Foundation (nd)
Healthy weight program - resources.
Cairns: Koch Foundation
Targetting Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people in rural, remote, and urban communities
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